Where does “entrencher” come from?
entrencher (English) comes from English entrench, from English trench, from Old French trenche, from Old French trenchier, from Vulgar Latin trinicare, from Latin trini, from Latin tres, from English three.
entrencher (English): One who, or that which, entrenches
Definitions
- One who, or that which, entrenches
Ancestry of “entrencher”, step by step
entrencher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English entrench
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | entrench | To dig or excavate a trench; to trench; To... |
| 2 | English | trench | A long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground; A... |
| 3 | Old French | trenche | trench; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | Old French | trenchier | to cut |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | trinicare | cut into three parts; cut in three parts |
| 6 | Latin | trini | nominative masculine plural of trīnus; genitive... |
| 7 | Latin | tres | three; 3 |
| 8 | English | three | A numerical value after two and before four.... |
| 9 | Middle English | thre | three |
| 10 | Old English | þrī | three |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | þrīʀ | three |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | þrīz | three |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |